Plasma display panel device having reduced turn-on voltage and increased UV-emission and method of manufacturing the same

A plasma display panel device comprising:

• first and second substrates;
• a first electrode on the first substrate;
• a second electrode on the second substrate;
• a dielectric layer on the second substrate including the second electrode;
• a plurality of third electrodes on the dielectric layer;
• a discharge chamber where discharge occurs between the first and second substrates, wherein the discharge chamber is exposed to a single row of one or more capillaries formed in the dielectric layer;
• and
• a protective layer on the third electrodes and the dielectric layer including on a portion of the dielectric layer in the capillaries.

A transmissive type plasma display panel device comprising:

• first and second substrates, the second substrate being a viewing panel;
• a first electrode on the first substrate;
• a UV-visible conversion layer on the second substrate;
• a dielectric layer on the first electrode;
• a plurality of second electrodes completely buried in the dielectric layer;
• and
• a discharge chamber where discharge occurs between the first and second substrates, wherein the discharge chamber faces toward the first electrode through a single row of one or more capillaries formed in the dielectric layer.

A method of fabricating a plasma display panel device having first and second substrates, comprising the steps of:

• forming a first electrode on the first substrate;
• forming a second electrode on the second substrate;
• forming a first dielectric layer on the second substrate including the second electrode;
• forming a plurality of third electrodes on the first dielectric layer;
• forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer including the third electrodes;
• forming a single row of one or more capillaries in the first and second dielectric layers;
• and
• forming a plurality of barrier ribs on the first substrate connecting the first and second substrates, thereby forming a discharge chamber between the first and second substrates defined by the barrier ribs.